A First Look at Tell Me About Joy

Book Tour

Sep 9, 2026

The Whispering Shelf

414 N. College Ave.

Indianapolis, IN 46202

6:30 – 8:00 PM ET

Sep 12, 2026

Joseph-Beth Booksellers

Rookwood Pavilion

2692 Madison Rd. Cincinnati, OH 45208

Sep 14, 2026

Wisdom & Words — Writer's Corner

with guest Kara Kavensky
Wisdom & Words on Substack

Sep 16, 2026

Parnassus Books

Nashville, TN

Moderated by Danielle Breezy, Chief Meteorologist, Local2 ABC (Nashville)

Sep 22, 2026

The Bibliotheque

54 Mercer St

New York, NY

Moderated by Gail Shalan, voice of the audiobook

Oct 11, 2026

Barnes & Noble

The Rosenburg Building
700 Fourth St
Santa Rosa, CA 95404

Oct 21-22, 2026

The Guilded Leaf

Ritz Charles
12156 North Meridian Street
Carmel, IN 46032

Carmel Clay Public Library Foundation, Book & Author Evening and Luncheon
with Emily Franklin, Kristy Woodson Harvey, John Kenney, Stephen P. Kiernan, and Brad Taylor

Wed 7:00–9:00 PM ET
Thu 11:15 AM–1:15 PM ET

Oct 24, 2026

Tattered Cover Bookshop

Colfax location, Denver, CO

2:00 - 4:00pm MT

Nov 17, 2026

Morgenstern Books

849 S Auto Mall Rd

Bloomington, IN 47401

with Christopher Castellani and Meg Anderson

6:00 PM ET

Nov 18, 2026

Carmel Clay Public Library

425 E. Main St.

Carmel, IN 46032
with Christopher Castellani and Meg Anderson

6:00 -7:30 PM ET

Nov 19, 2026

The Indianapolis Propylaeum

1410 North Delaware

Indianapolis, IN 46202

Moderated by Iva Nasr, Mentor Author Speaker

5:00-7:00 PM ET

Feb 2, 2027

Zibby's Bookshop

1113 Montana Ave

Santa Monica, CA
with Anna Johnston

6 PM PST

Mar 3, 2027

Boulder Bookstore

Boulder, CO

5:00-7:00 PM MT

For Book Clubs

Reading Tell Me About Joy with your group? These discussion questions are yours to use. One version reads well on a screen, the other prints clean.

Book Club Guide
Printable Questions

Book Clubs & Speaking Events

Kara’s speaking is rooted in truth, lived experience, and the belief that the stories we tell shape how we understand ourselves and one another.

“Love is the root of what brings us joy, the key is asking the right questions to discover that source of joy –this is where the story begins.” — Kara Kavensky